Ben Shapiro: US is being ruined by 'scavengers' like Zohran Mamdani

In his new book, Ben Shapiro argues that Western civilization is being picked apart by “scavengers.”

The quintessential manifestation of this, according to the author: Zohran Mamdani.

“Mamdani is sort of a platonic example of a scavenger instinct at work — his entire campaign is rooted in envy,” Shapiro told The Post. “It’s rooted in the idea that everyone is a victim of systems.” 7

In “ Lions and Scavengers: The True Story of America (and Her Critics) ,” out Tuesday, Shapiro makes the case that the world is split between “lions” who uphold the values that make the free world great and “scavengers” who seek to undermine societies from within.

“The Scavengers are those who produce nothing, and demand everything,” Shapiro writes. “The Scavengers are those … who blame their own mis